Tag: Survival Story
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My Mother’s Love is the Antidote: A True Story of Eating Pufferfish in the Sundarbans
In my home, the world’s deadliest fish is a delicacy. Its name is Potka, or Tepa, a local variant of the infamous Pufferfish. Known for its potent, cyanide-like poison, this fish can kill a grown man in minutes. Yet, for me, it is the taste of home, a flavor intertwined with immense risk and my mother’s…
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Sundarban Tiger Attack: A True Story of Survival and the Perils of Inexperience
The Sundarbans is a land of duality. Its breathtaking beauty is as captivating as the primordial peril that lurks in its depths. In this water-world, survival is a skill taught only by experience—what local forest-dwellers call ‘Jongoler Shomoy’ or ‘Forest Time’. Only by spending time here can one learn the language of the mangroves, its moods, and…
Samiran Mandal 